Scientists Use Skin Cells to Create Artificial Sperm and Eggs

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TIME Science fertility Scientists Use Skin Cells to Create Artificial Sperm and Eggs Getty Images The feat could help patients with fertility problems British scientists from Cambridge have succeeded in using skin cells to create primitive forms of artificial sperm and eggs. The feat could transform fertility treatment and our understanding of age-related diseases, the Guardian reports. Scientists created the early sex cells by culturing human embryonic stem cells for five days in controlled conditions

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Scientists create artificial human eggs and sperm

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A group of scientists has created artificial human sperm and eggs using human embryonic stem cells and skin cells. While researchers have already previously accomplished this using rodents, this is the first time they were able to replicate the process with human cells.

Precursors To Human Sperms And Eggs Created, For The First Time, With Skin Cells

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British scientists have been successful in creating primitive forms of artificial sperms and eggs from human skin cells, marking an achievement that could not only transform the understanding of age- and sex-related diseases but also come as a boon for infertile couples, according to media reports.

Science takes a step towards new treatment for infertility

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Immune system may hold key to curing baldness

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December 26, 2014 Credit: Thinkstock Brett Smith for redOrbit.com Your Universe Online Somewhat by accident, researchers at Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have discovered a connection between the bodys immune system and hair loss a discovery that could eventually lead to a molecular treatment for baldness. According to a new study in the journal PLOS Biology, immune system cells called macrophages, which gobble up and destroy invading pathogens, have a stimulating effect on skin stem cells and hair growth. The restorative capability of stem cells permits skin re-growth, but various factors can cut their restorative properties or activate the uncontrolled growth seen in cancerous tissues.

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Scientists use skin cells to make artificial primitive sperm and eggs

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Cambridge researchers turned stem cells into precursors of egg and sperm Scientists believe the precursors could then grow into mature sex cells It means genetically-identical sex cells could be used in future IVF therapy By Steph Cockroft for MailOnline Published: 16:10 EST, 24 December 2014 | Updated: 10:51 EST, 25 December 2014 146 shares 142 View comments Researchers have used skin cells to make primitive artificial sperm and eggs in a move that could transform fertility treatment.

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Immune cells spur hair growth

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London, Dec 24 (IANS):In what could facilitate the development of novel treatment strategies for hair growth in humans, researchers have found that immune cells involved in wound healing can induce hair growth by surrounding and activating skin stem cells. "We have discovered that macrophages -- cells whose main function is traditionally attributed to fight infections and wound repair -- are also involved in the activation of hair follicle stem cells in non-inflamed skin," said Mirna Perez-Moreno from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO). Although this study was carried out in mice, the researchers believe their discovery may lead to new treatment for hair growth in humans

Scientists use skin cells to make artificial primitive sperm and eggs in move that could transform fertility treatment

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Cambridge researchers turned stem cells into precursors of egg and sperm Scientists believe the precursors could then grow into mature sex cells It means genetically-identical sex cells could be used in future IVF therapy By Steph Cockroft for MailOnline Published: 16:10 EST, 24 December 2014 | Updated: 16:42 EST, 24 December 2014 96 shares 115 View comments Researchers have used skin cells to make primitive artificial sperm and eggs in a move that could transform fertility treatment. Scientists in Cambridge made the sex cells by culturing human embryonic stem cells for five days under carefully-controlled conditions

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Researchers have cracked the code of how hair growth is activated Key was cells usually used to fight invading pathogens in the body By Mark Prigg for MailOnline Published: 18:41 EST, 24 December 2014 | Updated: 19:19 EST, 24 December 2014 Researchers claim to have cracked the code of how hair growth is activated. They say the discovery could have implications for baldness treatments in humans. Researchers were able to pinpoint the signals from the skin cells that activate hair growth.

Rudimentary egg and sperm cells made from stem cells

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Southern Illinois University/Science photo Library Some hope that sperm cells could one day be derived from the skin cells of a man who is otherwise sterile and that a similar process cold produce viable egg cells from a sterile woman's body. Israeli and UK researchers have created human sperm and egg precursor cells in a dish, starting from a person's skin cells.

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Stemiotics Licenses Modified RNA for Cell Reprogramming

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San Diego, CA (PRWEB) December 22, 2014 Stemiotics, Inc., a supplier of stem cell generation services, today announced it has licensed key intellectual property pertaining to the application of modified RNA from CELLSCRIPT, LLC of Madison, WI. CELLSCRIPT holds an exclusive license to a portfolio of issued and pending patents based on discoveries made at the University of Pennsylvania covering the use of synthetic messenger RNA (mRNA) containing modified nucleotides to evade antiviral responses in mammalian cells

ABRING Announces Debut of Stem Cell Based Skin Care Products

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Manhattan NY (PRWEB) December 13, 2014 ABRING, one of the pioneers in the new era of the most advanced skin care trend, announced the debut of their two new skin care products: ABRING lemon stem cell acne serum and ABRING apple stem cell serum/eyes serum, These two new cutting-edge skin care products contain concentrated essence which is derived from Californias organic plants and has no artificial or chemical components. This condensed essence has been widely recognized for its obvious effect on anti-aging and stimulation of skin cells regeneration. As a result, ABRINGs new stem cell products not only have such distinctive functions as anti-aging, supplementing moisture, alleviating scars appearance and whitening skin, but also can be safely used by pregnant women since it only contains pure natural plant ingredients

This New Kind of Stem Cell May Revolutionize How We Treat Diseases

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TIME Health medicine This New Kind of Stem Cell May Revolutionize How We Treat Diseases Scientists have created a new type of stem cell that could speed treatments for diseases and make them safer Ever since Japanese researcher Shinya Yamanaka found a way to treat skin cells with four genes and reprogram them back to their embryonic state, scientists have been buzzing over the promise of stem cell therapies. Stem cells can be coaxed to become any of the bodys cell types, so they could potentially replace diseased or missing cells in conditions such as diabetes or Alzheimers. And Yamanakas method also meant that these cells could be made from patients themselves, so they wouldnt trigger dangerous immune rejections.

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Billionaire Paul Allen Pledges Millions for Cell Science

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Software billionaire Paul Allen says he's committing $100 million to create a new institute in Seattle focusing on the mechanics of human cell biology. The Allen Institute for Cell Science's first project, the Allen Cell Observatory, will focus on creating computational models for the kinds of induced pluripotent stem cells, or IPS cells, that have the ability to turn into heart muscle cells or the epithelial cells that form the inner linings of organs as well as skin